I think Hung’s idea of considering blog posts as votes is basically solid, but he really needs a wider data field. Macross F may deserve the top spot, but 30 enties is not much. Ani-nouto alone has 33 for ef and 32 for Lucky Star.
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So here are the results for groups 11 to 15 of Saimoe 2008. Again, aggregate posts are only done for the preliminaries, and the actual tournament will have actual posts looking at each round. Here we go.Group 11 Results1. Louise from Zero no Tsukaima ~Futatsuki no Kishi~ (664 votes)2. Saginomiya Isumi from Hayate no Gotoku! (658 votes)3. Edomae Runa from Seto no Hanayome (582 votes)4. Shindou Chihiro from ef - a tale of memories (453 votes)5. Yoshinoya-sensei from Hidamari Sketch Tokubetsuhen (450 votes)6. Maki from Seto no Hanayome (385 votes)7. Shirayuki Mizore from Rosario to Vampire (380 votes)8. Otoha/Kagura Hinata from H2O -Footprints in the Sand- (341 votes)9. Tabata Yui from H2O - Footprints in the Sand- (230 votes)9. Mike from Sketchbook ~Full Color's~ (230 votes)First time I see two number 9's. Ah well, their disparity in votes will probably mean they are going to be out in the first round. Louise is expected, and so is Isumi, both from strong anime. Seto no Hanayome is well represented as well now. One would expect as much though.Group 12 Results (original post)1. Kawazoe Tamaki from Bamboo Blade (836 votes)2. Katsura Kotonoha from School Days (653 votes)3. Minami Haruka from Minami-ke (631 votes)4. Vita from Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS (611 votes)5. Sonozaki Mion from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai (578 votes)6. Nijihara Ink (Pastel Ink) from Moetan (526 votes)7. Asakura Yume from D.C. Da Capo II (470 votes)8. Anya Earlstreim from Code Geass R2 (435 votes)9. Lala Satalin Deviluke from To-LOVE-Ru (423 votes)So eh, not surprising for number 1 in a way. I did not watch Bamboo Blade though I wanted to, but meh. And Haruka makes it in! Yes! So much love for her indeed. So does Anya, which is one of the two lolies this year that I actually liked, the other being Coopa from Tower of Druaga.Group 13 Results (original post)1. Hanyuu from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai (648 votes)2. Aizawa Sakuya from Hayate no Gotoku! (574 votes)3. Henrietta de Tristain from Zero no Tsukaima ~Futatsuki no Kishi~ (481 votes)4. Nunnally li Britannia from Code Geass R2 (418 votes)5. Akihime Sumomo from Nanatsuiro*Drops (387 votes)6. Ginga Nakajima from Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS (354 votes)7. Patricia Martin from Lucky Star (311 votes)8. Nena Trinity from Kidou Senshi Gundam 00 (302 votes)9. Mashiro Rima from Shugo Chara! (300 votes)So eh, I think when I looked through the list for group 13, I felt like there were a few (think Gekka) I hoped could make it in, but alas, none of them did. Nunnally being in was almost a given, since Geass fanboygasm is taking most of the prelims by storm. Sakuya was lol, but expected. Too bad about the rest...and this group's votes, or the quantity thereof, seemed lacking compared to others.Group 14 Results (original post)1. Horo from Spice & Wolf (732 votes)2. Houjou Sakoto from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai (583 votes)3. Wilhelmina Carmel from Shakugan no Shana Second (481 votes)4. Morimiya Aono from sola (443 votes)5. Mitsukai Dokuro from Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokura-chan Second (401 votes)6. Haibara Ai (Miyano Shiho) from Detective Conan (356 votes)7. Yoshino from Minami-ke (344 votes)8. Andou Aiko from true tears (333 votes)9. Sakura Misaki from Wagaya no Oinari-sama. (330 votes)Horo FTW. This group was indeed pretty weak, but still, the huge difference in votes is just wow. Also, WTF Yoshino made it in.Group 15 Results (original post)1. Fujibayashi Kyou from CLANNAD (761 votes)2. Yuuki Mikan from To-LOVE-Ru (559 votes)3. Midarezaki Kyouka from Kyouran Kazoku Nikki (439 votes)4. Fumika from Shigofumi (403 votes)5. Ayanami Rei/Ayanami Sanshimai from Shin Seiki Evangelion (372 votes)6. Adilicia Ren Mathers from Rental Magica (358 votes)7. Amamiya Yuuko from ef -a tale of memories. (329 votes)8. Sakai Chigusa from Shakugan no Shana Second (324 votes)9. Tsukishima Koko from Da Capo D.C. II (318 votes)Kyouka-sama made it in lolol. Then again looking at the votes disparity it is safe to say Clannad ruled this round, and that Kyouka made it in because the rest were of little consequence and this was another "weak" round, though as I recall, it seemed to be pretty fine. Meh.And thus, the results! I forgot to copy the 11th group's post, but the rest are all there at least. Next post on the prelims will be the last, since the last 5 groups are coming up over the next several days.Saimoe 2008 Preliminary Groups 11-15 Results,Panther
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And here are the aggregate results for the preliminary groups of Saimoe 2008, from group 6 all the way to 10. I already mentioned beforehand that I would only be doing these in aggregate posts and post on the actual tournament when it finally starts, so yeah. Here we go. Huge thanks to Ando of AnimeSuki for all the results.Group 6 Results1. Yui from Koharu Biyori (415 votes)2. Ai from ARIA The OVA (399 votes)2. Kotegawa Yui from To-LOVE-Ru (399 votes)4. Ezomori Nozomu from Kanokon (394 votes)5. Flandre from Kaibutsu Oujo (383 votes)6. Kuroi Nanako from Lucky Star (366 votes)7. Yaeno Nadeshiko from Nanatsuiro*Drops (362 votes)8. Zarashikiwarashi from xxxHOLIC Kei (342 votes)9. Tsukishima Kirashi from Kirarin Revolution (322 votes)None of my favorites got in, most of them got relegated to 2nd group which means basically that they are out. Shinra almost made it in, she was 10th with 251 votes urgh.Group 7 Results1. Izumi Konata from Lucky Star (671 votes)2. Seto San from Seto no Hanayome (596 votes)3. Kusakabe Misao from Lucky Star (525 votes)4. Yoshida Kazumi from Shakugan no Shana Second (475 votes)5. Uchida Yuka from Minami-ke (467 votes)6. Sumeragi Kaguya from Code Geass R2 (391 votes)7. Sakurano Otoha from Sky Girls (380 votes)8. Ha tena Yousei from Challenge Ichinensei de Kakkoii Ichinensei ni Henshin! DVD (360 votes)9. Fatina from Tower of Druaga ~The Aegis of Uruk~ (312 votes)Just as expected, 5 of my picks got in. Konata was just popularity driven. But yes, I expected Otoha to get in, and Kaguya too, and was praying for Fatina to move in, and she did! Yay. Uchida was WTF though.Group 8 Results1. Alice Caroll from ARIA series (571 votes)2. Izumi Kanata (Konata's mom) from Lucky Star (513 votes)3. Siesta from Zero no Tsukaima ~Futatsuki no Kishi~ (443 votes)4. Vivio from Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS (428 votes)5. Ichijou Eika from Sky Girls (414 votes)6. Houjou Reika from Gosyuusyousama Ninomiya-kun (411 votes)7. Katsura Kokoro from School Days (409 votes)8. Azuma Satori from Bamboo Blade (407 votes)9. Katsuragi Mikan from Rental Magica (399 votes)Well, Eika got in! I did expect her to get in since Otoha and Karen got in too, and Eika is hawt. Not much to say about the rest, some of them were expected popularity votes.Group 9 Results1. Sakagami Tomoyo from CLANNAD (669 votes)2. Furude Rika from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai (634 votes)3. C.C. from Code Geass R2 (581 votes)3. Reinforce II from Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS (581 votes)5. Caro Ru Lushe from Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS (438 votes)6. Midarezaki Yuuka from Kyouran Kazoku Nikki (383 votes)7. Miyazawa Yukine from CLANNAD (345 votes)8. Shamal from Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS (335 votes)9. Kukrono Kurumu from Rosario to Vampire (320 votes)Is it just me, or is this an indication of how well those who won this group will do? I mean, look at the disparity in votes from 3rd to 5th and 5th to 6th. Yuuka got in, good for her. Nanoha mostly owned this group, and so did Clannad, and the winner last year got back in - Rika.Group 10 Results1. Maria from Hayate no Gotoku! (789 votes)2. Fuko from CLANNAD (741 votes)3. Kirina from ? (731 votes)4. Noe from true tears (580 votes)5. Sekai Saionji from School Days (503 votes)6. Miyako from ef -a tale of memories- (489 votes)7. Sakura Yoshino from D.C. Da Capo II (436 votes)8. Kohinata from H20 ~Footprints in the Sand~ (393 votes)9. Maka Alban from Soul Eater (316 votes)Lol Maria was totally expected. Maka making it in was ok, but the great disparity in the votes again shows just how strong the top contenders are in this group. I will update the names fully when the original post is updated.Saimoe takes a break tomorrow. I will post up the next one as another aggregate results post for groups 11-15, next week.Saimoe Prelims Groups 6-10 Results,Panther
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The Essentials Name: ef - a tale of memories Genre: Drama, Romance Episodes: 12 Released: October 6, 2007 - December 22, 2007 Based On: ef dating sims by Minori Director: Shin Oonuma Produced By: SHAFT US Distribution By: N/A Major Japanese Cast Hiro Hirono: Hiro Shimono Miyako Miyamura: Hiroko Taguchi Kei Shindo: Junko Okada Renji Aso: Motoki Takagi Chihiro Shindo: Natsumi Yanase Kyosuke Tsutsumi: Yuuki Tai Shūichi Kuze: Kenji Hamada Yu Himura: [...]
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Just a few meta items to mention before I go to bed: Thanks to everyone who offered a temporary place to put images. I think we're now set until we move to the new server. Divine just returned home from Japan yesterday, so he's still in catch-up mode for several of his shows, plus whatever new ones he's thinking of picking up. For this summer season in particular, I think it's worth saying that just because a first episode isn't blogged right away doesn't mean that it's not being considered. I'll use World Destruction as an example. I thought the first episode was okay, did well with its strong voice cast, and had some decent story potential, but I'm not exactly leaping to blog it, especially since I'm already following SOUL EATER on Mondays and two shows on Sundays. I'd reconsider though if none of the other series airing this week that I'm interested in (Koihime Musou, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, or even the new j-drama Yasuko to Kenji) turn out to be any more compelling than World Destruction, and in that case, I'd tweak my schedule a bit so that I can fit World Destruction in. One of the problems this season (and it's more of an issue for Divine than it is for me) is that most of the shows we're interested in watching are stacked on a few days of the week - Wednesdays and Thursdays for example - whereas days like Tuesdays and Saturdays are unusually light. That's why it'll probably take a little longer than usual for us to settle into a normal blogging schedule. Also, I haven't forgotten about Daily Doses. They will return as soon as things settle down and I figure out what I want to figure out what I want to follow. And a quick thanks to all the people who emailed me about the new ef series. Image at left courtesy of ���on pixiv (account needed to access).
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In his posting about the trailer for the second installment of ef, Kuro asks: P.S. I wonder what happened to Author? He’s the biggest ef fan I know, and he’s barely mentioning this. I was busy with stuff, but in any case, I am generally sceptical about extensions. I know that fans eat it up, but that’s [...]
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Source: Homepage This comes as a old news, ef ~a tale of melodies~ trailer is now streaming on the homepage. The 2nd season of ef tv anime series compliements the sequel of visual novel - ef, which is known as the latter tale. Shaft will be directing the animators and most importantly….Tenmon will be doing the [...]
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Thus far, Special A has been a little hit and miss as far as its content goes - Although it's never truly reached the heights of hilarity, it has at times at least amused and entertained enough to be a worthwhile watch, while other episodes have proved to be far more frustrating.In terms of that particular scale, episode eleven of the series is one of the more watchable ones as things go - With Kei called away on business, Hikari ends up going on a date with Tadashi in order to help him get out of a marriage intereview. The whole forced date concept is admittedly a little cliched (particularly when you pair it with a bunch of her friends spying on her throughout), but Hikari as usual manages to be sweet enough to pull it off and make for a relatively enjoyable outing. Plus, was it just me or did I spot a little bit of fun being poked at ef - A Tale of Memories in there?Given the content of this episode, it's almost a shame that the opportunity wasn't taken to create a proper love triangle between Hikari, Kei and Tadashi - Everything was in place for exactly that, but instead the whole issue of Hikari and Tadashi actually enjoying the time they spent together was avoided entirely, and I can't help but suspect it's because they're simply running out of time for some kind of Kei-Hikari related ending. I know love triangles are a big old cliche, be they outside of anime or within it, but it would have at least added an extra dimension to the blatant pairing on show here.Overall then, this was actually a kind of fun episode of Special A in the grand scheme of things, despite retreading some very tired old ground. I'm starting to find myself hoping for a happy ending based almost solely on the fact that Hikari is so damn cute, and even Kei has proven to have his moments.
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Announced at Rondo Robe 2008 are new Ichigo Marshmallow and Ef: A Tale of Memories titles; the all important Ichigo Marshmallow title is set to be an OVA series of indeterminate length (excruciatingly short would be my guess), with no release details as yet, and Ef will be getting a new season, due to start [...]
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Well, since I was over at Moetron reading about ef ~a tale of melodies~ and “borrowed” the news from him…I might as well announce this as well!! ^_^ Like the title says, there will be another OVA of Ichigo Mashimaro…and another reason to call us pedophiles! Hey I don’t care, I love Ichigo Mashimaro! And it’s [...]
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